Children's Hospital of Alabama at UAB Rankings

Adult Specialties
Rheumatology
Children's Specialties
Nationally ranked Cancer
Nationally ranked Cardiology & Heart Surgery
Nationally ranked Diabetes & Endocrinology
Nationally ranked Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
Nationally ranked Neonatology
Nationally ranked Nephrology
Nationally ranked Neurology & Neurosurgery
Nationally ranked Orthopedics
Nationally ranked Pulmonology
Nationally ranked Urology

Pediatrics: Nephrology Score Card

Hospital Ranking #22
U.S. News Hospital Score 59.4/100
Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology »
Reputation with specialists
2.90
Infection-prevention program
Use of proven measures
33.00

Significant

Committing to best practices
Such as nurses formally trained in pediatric dialysis
25

Superior

Survival after kidney transplant
One- and three-year survival
24.00

Very high

Managing dialysis patients
Lab tests and survival
18

Very good

Preventing biopsy complications
2

Average

Success in reducing ICU infections
2.00

Modest

Success in preventing dialysis-related infections
4.00

Average

Patient volume
24

Average

Catheter procedure volume
10

High

Dialysis volume
9

Low

Kidney biopsy volume
8

Very high

Kidney transplant volume
5

Very high

Nurse-patient ratio
2.70

Good

Nurse Magnet hospital
Certified for high-quality nursing care
Yes
Dialysis patients receiving transplants
Percentage transplanted in last two years
7

High

Advanced clinical services
Specialized resources such as different dialysis options
8.00

All

Clinical support services
Such as pediatric ICU
9

All

Advanced technologies
1 out of 1
Patient and family services
Such as interpreters and child life specialists
12

All

Engaging parents and family
Engagement with parents and family
6

Superior

Committing to quality improvement
Such as tracking patient data
8

Very good

Use of health information technology
9

Very good

Subspecialist availability
7

Very good

Fellowship program
1 out of 1
Committing to clinical research
8 out of 10

Very good

Editor's Note, 7/17/2012: Some children's hospitals were initially misranked in one or more specialties due to a programming error that affected their scores. The website now displays correct rankings. To see if this hospital was one of the affected hospitals, get details here.

Pediatrics: Nephrology Hospitals:
#1 Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
#2 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
#3 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Cooper Green Mercy Hospital
Birmingham AL 35233
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Birmingham AL 35233
HealthSouth Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital
Birmingham AL 35205
St. Vincent's Birmingham
Birmingham AL 35205
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